diff --git a/etc/settings.csh b/etc/settings.csh
index 495c9324e97ff24347595afb0f203026883d18b7..4370744be4f380b150a35ebe10be96769f857ccb 100644
--- a/etc/settings.csh
+++ b/etc/settings.csh
@@ -45,15 +45,19 @@ setenv WM_LINK_LANGUAGE c++
 setenv WM_OPTIONS $WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER$WM_PRECISION_OPTION$WM_COMPILE_OPTION
 
 # base configuration
-setenv FOAM_SRC $WM_PROJECT_DIR/src
-setenv FOAM_LIB $WM_PROJECT_DIR/lib
-setenv FOAM_LIBBIN $WM_PROJECT_DIR/lib/$WM_OPTIONS
 setenv FOAM_APP $WM_PROJECT_DIR/applications
 setenv FOAM_APPBIN $WM_PROJECT_DIR/applications/bin/$WM_OPTIONS
+setenv FOAM_LIB $WM_PROJECT_DIR/lib
+setenv FOAM_LIBBIN $WM_PROJECT_DIR/lib/$WM_OPTIONS
+setenv FOAM_SRC $WM_PROJECT_DIR/src
+
+# shared site configuration - similar naming convention as ~OpenFOAM expansion
+setenv FOAM_SITE_APPBIN $WM_PROJECT_INST_DIR/site/$WM_PROJECT_VERSION/bin/$WM_OPTIONS
+setenv FOAM_SITE_LIBBIN $WM_PROJECT_INST_DIR/site/$WM_PROJECT_VERSION/lib/$WM_OPTIONS
 
 # user configuration
-setenv FOAM_USER_LIBBIN $WM_PROJECT_USER_DIR/lib/$WM_OPTIONS
 setenv FOAM_USER_APPBIN $WM_PROJECT_USER_DIR/applications/bin/$WM_OPTIONS
+setenv FOAM_USER_LIBBIN $WM_PROJECT_USER_DIR/lib/$WM_OPTIONS
 
 # convenience
 setenv FOAM_TUTORIALS $WM_PROJECT_DIR/tutorials
@@ -65,8 +69,10 @@ setenv FOAM_RUN $WM_PROJECT_USER_DIR/run
 set path=($WM_DIR $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin $path)
 
 _foamAddPath $FOAM_APPBIN
+_foamAddPath $FOAM_SITE_APPBIN
 _foamAddPath $FOAM_USER_APPBIN
 _foamAddLib  $FOAM_LIBBIN
+_foamAddLib  $FOAM_SITE_LIBBIN
 _foamAddLib  $FOAM_USER_LIBBIN
 
 
diff --git a/etc/settings.sh b/etc/settings.sh
index 6d640d20686b4edc72be5972b3833f70855fe87c..9d39e1eb866d49359641f19be0c149556593bed4 100644
--- a/etc/settings.sh
+++ b/etc/settings.sh
@@ -61,15 +61,19 @@ export WM_LINK_LANGUAGE=c++
 export WM_OPTIONS=$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER$WM_PRECISION_OPTION$WM_COMPILE_OPTION
 
 # base configuration
-export FOAM_SRC=$WM_PROJECT_DIR/src
-export FOAM_LIB=$WM_PROJECT_DIR/lib
-export FOAM_LIBBIN=$WM_PROJECT_DIR/lib/$WM_OPTIONS
 export FOAM_APP=$WM_PROJECT_DIR/applications
 export FOAM_APPBIN=$WM_PROJECT_DIR/applications/bin/$WM_OPTIONS
+export FOAM_LIB=$WM_PROJECT_DIR/lib
+export FOAM_LIBBIN=$WM_PROJECT_DIR/lib/$WM_OPTIONS
+export FOAM_SRC=$WM_PROJECT_DIR/src
+
+# shared site configuration - similar naming convention as ~OpenFOAM expansion
+export FOAM_SITE_APPBIN=$WM_PROJECT_INST_DIR/site/$WM_PROJECT_VERSION/bin/$WM_OPTIONS
+export FOAM_SITE_LIBBIN=$WM_PROJECT_INST_DIR/site/$WM_PROJECT_VERSION/lib/$WM_OPTIONS
 
 # user configuration
-export FOAM_USER_LIBBIN=$WM_PROJECT_USER_DIR/lib/$WM_OPTIONS
 export FOAM_USER_APPBIN=$WM_PROJECT_USER_DIR/applications/bin/$WM_OPTIONS
+export FOAM_USER_LIBBIN=$WM_PROJECT_USER_DIR/lib/$WM_OPTIONS
 
 # convenience
 export FOAM_TUTORIALS=$WM_PROJECT_DIR/tutorials
@@ -80,8 +84,8 @@ export FOAM_RUN=$WM_PROJECT_USER_DIR/run
 # add OpenFOAM scripts and wmake to the path
 export PATH=$WM_DIR:$WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin:$PATH
 
-_foamAddPath $FOAM_APPBIN $FOAM_USER_APPBIN
-_foamAddLib  $FOAM_LIBBIN $FOAM_USER_LIBBIN
+_foamAddPath $FOAM_APPBIN $FOAM_SITE_APPBIN $FOAM_USER_APPBIN
+_foamAddLib  $FOAM_LIBBIN $FOAM_SITE_LIBBIN $FOAM_USER_LIBBIN
 
 
 # Compiler settings